Mario Kart DS Friend Code

Mike (my coworker) and I went to EB Games this morning and both bought Mario Kart DS. So far I've only played it for about half an hour, but it is living up to my high expectations.

My Friend Code for Mario Kart (which you will need if you want to play online against me) is 455325982404.

Pittsburgh Blogfest 4

I went to the Pittsburgh Blogfest 4 meetup last Wednesday night. I was fun, and, to be honest, a lot more interesting than I expected it to be. I met quite a few engaging people, including some geeks my age with similar interests. Here's the blogroll of the people I talked to:

• Ales Rarus
• ddancer @ blogspot
• Challenge Impossible
• Sneek Peaks
• Grabass (Mike Woycheck)
• Venky's Musings

Hopefully I'll be able to attend Pittsburgh Blogfest 5 - with special guest Robert Scoble!

Pittsburgh Weekend

Phil , Chris, Dana, Angie, and Tim came to Pittsburgh last weekend to visit. On Friday night we met up with Angie's friend Matt, who is a medical student working at West Penn Hospital, and his fiance Beth. We had dinner at an Italian restaurant on Liberty Ave. and then walked over to Matt's apartment and hung out for awhile.

On Saturday we had lunch at The O before visiting the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. We saw The Mysterious Bog People , which is the current traveling exhibit. It was pretty cool, but I was expecting to be a little more impressed, given all of the hype. The bodies were not as well preserved as I thought they would be. We did determine, though, that Tim is a direct descendant of the Bog People, since he is short and has red hair.

On Saturday night we rode the Duquesne Incline to the top of Mount Washington and had dinner at the Grandview Saloon . I didn't think the food was that great, but the view was amazing. We sat outside on the deck, which looked out over downtown Pittsburgh.

On Sunday we made a trip to IKEA, since Angie and Tim had never been there. IKEA is a very unique shopping experience, and it's fun to go there, but only about once a year. The store is huge, and it took us 2 or 3 hours to go all the way through. (There is a reason they have a restaurant in the middle of the store.) I ended up spending a total of $1.03 on a silverware organizer.

It was fun to hang out with the Case gang again, and after showing them around town, I'm beginning to feel more confident in my Pittsburgh "skills". I'll probably make a trip to Cleveland sometime in January to hang out with Angie, Tim, Chris, Dana, and Phil on their home turf.